The former head of the Odesa regional TCC will be tried for a vacation trip to the Seychelles and Spain
The suspect did not show up for duty without valid reasons and evaded the duties of military service.
Employees of the SBI have completed a pre-trial investigation into the former head of the Odesa Regional Territorial Center for Staffing and Social Support. The investigation established that he did not show up for duty without valid reasons and evaded military service duties. The indictment has already been sent to the court for consideration, informs website of the State Bureau of Investigation.
It was established that in 2022-2023, the exhibitor repeatedly traveled outside Ukraine, posing as a person who suffered as a result of Russian aggression. With the help of a doctor he knew, he drew up documents to leave, allegedly for treatment after being wounded at the front. However, he actually visited expensive resorts in the Seychelles and Spain.
In addition, during the investigation, it was established that the former military officer used forged documents to avoid timely return to military service. This violation is serious and falls under several articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The figure is accused of:
- Part 4 of Art. 358 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (use of a knowingly forged document),
- Part 5 of Art. 407 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (failure to report for duty on time without valid reasons by a serviceman committed during martial law),
- Part 4 of Art. 409 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (evasion of military service by other deception, committed under martial law).
The former head of the Odesa regional TCC and SP faces up to ten years in prison.
Procedural management in this case is carried out by the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office in the field of defense of the Southern region.
It is worth noting that other criminal proceedings have also been initiated against this former official. In 2023, the SBI detained him, and the court decided to keep him in custody. Initially, the bail was 150 million hryvnias, but later it was reduced to 12 million hryvnias.
The former military commission was notified of suspicions under the following articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
- Art. 368-5 (illegal acquisition of assets, the value of which significantly exceeds legal income),
- Part 5 of Art. 407 (failure to report for duty without valid reasons, committed under martial law),
- Part 4 of Art. 409 (evasion of military service duties by deception, committed under martial law).
According to the results of the investigation, serious violations of the law by the former military commissar were confirmed, and now his case will be considered by the court.
